The letter warned that a resolution passed by the Senate in September, calling for the designation of Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps as a terrorist group, should not be used as a pretext for war.
It hit out at "provocative statements and actions" by the administration on Iran, after Bush last month warned Tehran must be barred from nuclear weapons to avoid the prospect of "World War III."
"These comments are counterproductive and undermine efforts to resolve tensions with Iran through diplomacy," said the letter, coordinated by Virginia Senator Jim Webb.
Friday, November 02, 2007
30 Senators Advise Bush Against War With Iran
AFP is reporting that thirty U.S. Senators have signed a letter sent to President Bush advising him that he does not have authority to launch a war with Iran without Congressional approval. Here's a quote:
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It is unfortunate that Democratic Senators, such as Jim Webb, don't have a high enough political standing in the country to be acceptable to advise our Decider-in-Chief.
Besides, if at first you don't succeed (Afghanistan), and if at second you don't succeed (Iraq), try for a third failure--Iran.
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